Hello all - The Attribute Management Discussion Group was chartered in the Fall of 2011 to do the following: The purpose of this Discussion Group is to: IDENTIFY: Consensus on a working definition of "Attribute" for purposes of fulfilling further bullets below. IDENTIFY: Kantara Initiative stakeholder requirements regarding Attribute Management. DISCOVER: Attribute Management activities under development both internal and external to Kantara Initiative. GAP ANALYSIS: Attribute Management KI stakeholder requirements compared to work under development (both internal and external to KI) RECOMMEND: scope of work, potential KI adoption of external works, collaboration with external organizations and/or new WG in KI to perform design phase of Attribute Management based on requirements, discovery and gap analysis. We have completed our report, offering several recommendations in our report and a strong collection of relevant information to guide future efforts in our repository. Our report is attached and the repository can be found in our wiki space (http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/AMDG/Repository). -Heather Flanagan, Secretary, AMDG